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Indiana unions countering GOP with voter campaign
(Source: Post-Tribune, February 21, 2012) GARY, Ind. — Labor unions are starting new voter education campaigns in response to right-to-work legislation passed by the General Assembly. Full story: Post-Tribune
Hoffa: New battlegrounds in the War on Workers
(Source: Message by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, February 8, 2012) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Already this year, state lawmakers have opened brutal new fronts in the war on workers. And America's workers are fighting back as never before. In Michigan,...
Shipper complaints lead to STB review of Berkshire’s BNSF deal
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, February 16, 2012) LINCOLN, Neb. — Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s 2010 acquisition of Burlington will be the subject of a Surface Transportation Board hearing on March 22 regarding complaints by railroad shipper that they're being asked to...
15,000 die each year while crossing train tracks in India, safety group says
(Source: Associated Press, February 21, 2012) NEW DELHI — About 15,000 people die every year trying to cross the tracks of India’s mammoth rail network, a “massacre” that a government committee said was being ignored by railway authorities. Full story: Washington...
CN targets $1.75 billion in 2012 capital investments
(Source: CN press release, February 17, 2012) MONTREAL — CN announced today plans to invest C$1.75 billion in 2012 to maintain and upgrade its railway network, support growth and productivity initiatives, and continue to provide customers with a high level of service....
Norfolk Southern cited for pollution at terminal construction site near Memphis
(Source: Commercial Appeal, February 20, 2012) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Barely a year after receiving environmental permits to build a sprawling rail-to-truck terminal in Fayette County, Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has been cited by state regulators for polluting streams...
CP Rail talks with Teamsters Canada Rail Conference heading for conciliation
(Source: Globe and Mail, February 18, 2012) TORONTO — Contract talks are headed for conciliation at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. amid an impasse over pension reform for unionized workers. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference’s five-year collective agreement with CP...
Sen. Kohl proposes rail antitrust act as amendment to Senate’s surface transportation bill
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 17, 2012) Last week, U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) announced he had offered the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act (S. 49) as an amendment to the Senate’s version of a long-term surface transportation measure, the Moving Ahead...
California transportation agencies seek bullet train funds to upgrade local corridors
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 19, 2012) LOS ANGELES — In a major shift in thinking about the state's bullet train, powerful transportation agencies in Northern and Southern California want to quickly obtain up to half the project's bond financing to upgrade...
Gov. Brown pins legacy to California high-speed rail plans
(Source: Associated Press, February 19, 2012) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Critics have called it the train to nowhere and a $98 billion boondoggle. As concerns mount over the practicality and affordability of California's plan to build a high-speed rail system, even many...
